Ofsted

Ofsted inspections of MATs should be ungraded, says CST

Confederation of School Trusts (CST) gives its feedback on plans for academy trust inspections

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Wanted: Experts to help raise ‘school readiness’

Government to recruit experts to support new local leads in early maths, language and development

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

AI could analyse lessons delivered by new teachers under NIOT pilot

Artificial intelligence could be used to analyse recordings of lessons by early career teachers under a new trial being...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted claims it’s ‘transparent’ despite refusing to publish reform feedback

'We set out really clearly the negativity that we heard,' says Oliver after watchdog is criticised for lack of...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Features

Could a ‘locality clusters’ funding model help fix SEND?

As local authorities grapple with rising SEND demand and mounting deficits – could locality clusters alleviate some of the...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Teacher training and development

DfE swings axe on teacher training bursaries after recruitment pick-up

Cuts revealed for teacher training incentives in English, maths, biology, geography music, and languages - despite Labour's recruitment pledge

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School food

Breakfast clubs ‘not financially viable’, say heads as scheme expands

DfE survey reveals prior concerns from heads over scheme that will now be expanded to 2,000 more schools next...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Recruitment and retention

1 in 3 secondary heads leave within three years

But a lack of data on central academy trust teams could be skewing analysis, DfE warns

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Teacher training and development

Revealed: 5 key findings from Ofsted teacher training review

'Inconsistent' mentoring experiences, the changing profile of applicants, and SEND training challenges

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks